Valsoft Corporation (Valsoft) has acquired UK-based security firm Bold Communications in a move to drive expansion of its security business in the UK. Valsoft is based in Montreal, Canada and specialises in the acquisition and development of vertical market software businesses.

In the current climate, there are few that have not experienced the cold hand of austerity.  In particular, the public space surveillance control rooms which multiplied in the 90’s and early part of the 21st century have not avoided the squeeze on public sector spending.  This, despite their significant public safety contribution and the savings in police time and resources.  Public space CCTV never solved a crime on its own but it surely provided essential evidence and intelligence on countless occasions.     

After much discussion and debate in Westminster, The Fire Safety Act finally received Royal Assent in April this year.  Initially driven by the Grenfell Tower disaster, the new Act closes loopholes in the previous legislation, mainly whether fire safety legislation only applied to the common parts of multi-occupied residential buildings but not entrance doors to individual flats that open into common parts or the structure and external walls, including cladding, balconies and windows.

Monitoring platform provider Bold Communications has joined the Dahua Technology ECO Partner Program. The Program is designed to create a closer integration and development relationship between Dahua and technology providers, with parties working to deliver an integrated monitoring solution for commercial ARCs and private control rooms.

Bold Communications has introduced a new training seminar for technical and operational practitioners wishing to improve their understanding of remote safety and security monitoring. 

With more than 700,000 artworks, antiques and collectibles currently listed on the Art Loss Register database as lost or stolen, this is clearly a lucrative area for criminal gangs. 

Protecting people and assets is a role where the wrong decision may have disastrous consequences. 

Bold Communications, recently released the latest version of their alarm and CCTV monitoring platform, Gemini v2.0.  Widely used  in both commercial ARCs and private control rooms, Gemini is developed independently of any product manufacturer and is designed specifically for the UK monitoring sector. 

Bold has added to its range of deployment options for the Gemini monitoring platform with remote hosting on Microsoft Azure.  More than 95% of Fortune 500 companies, and an increasing number of public sector organisations, benefit from the low cost of entry and resilience provided by Azure.